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Provided by Kimberly Howard
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Kimberly is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault’s Energy & Infrastructure Groups in Calgary and the Co-Lead of the National Environmental Group. Her practice focuses on energy (including electricity and oil and gas), regulatory, and environmental law. Kimberly’s practice involves a broad range of regulatory and commercial work involving pipelines, natural gas and electric utilities and energy projects, including renewables, energy storage and carbon capture, utilization and storage and nuclear power.
The environmental component of Kimberly’s practice concentrates on environmental counselling, environmental investigations and prosecutions, analysis of new regulations, environmental issues raised in commercial transactions and environmental assessment and permitting. She also has extensive experience in the carbon market, providing strategic advice on matters relating to offset systems, offset protocols, verification procedures and emissions trading.
She has appeared before several regulatory tribunals, including the Canada Energy Regulator, the Alberta Energy Regulator, the Alberta Utilities Commission, the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board and the British Columbia Energy Regulator.
Career
Alberta Bar, 2008
British Columbia, 2023
Personal
Kimberly is an active volunteer in the Calgary and surrounding community. She is a Director of the ALS Society of Alberta, the Canadian Energy Law Foundation, and Survive and Thrive Cancer Programs.
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Calgary-based Kimberly Howard advises clients on a range of regulatory work, including supporting lenders, developers and power purchasers throughout the project development life cycle.
Calgary-basedKimberly Howardregularly represents energy companies in both contentious and advisory cases, often in relation to contamination claims. Her practice also encompasses permitting and compliance matters.
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"Kimberly Howard has very good experience, client skills and candid communication. She gave confidence to our team members."
"Kimberly Howard is an incredibly strong, detail-oriented lawyer. She is pragmatic, not overbearing and does not get lost in the details. She is awesome."
"Kimberly Howard has been a valued thought partner to me. She provides strategic advice on a timely basis."
"Kimberly is an invaluable resource."
"Kimberly Howard has very good experience, client skills and candid communication. She gave confidence to our team members."
"Kimberly Howard is an incredibly strong, detail-oriented lawyer. She is pragmatic, not overbearing and does not get lost in the details. She is awesome."
"Kimberly Howard has been a valued thought partner to me. She provides strategic advice on a timely basis."
"Kimberly is an invaluable resource."
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